Vase



M. FLECKLES Aug. 4, 1936.

VASE

Filed Sept. 10, 1954 I N VE N TOR. flfm/r/ke /70/c5 wmw n W- 'ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 4, 1936 UNITED; srA rEs ATENT OFFICE VASE MauriceFleckles, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application September 10,1934, Serial No. 743,435 2 Claims. (01, 47-41)This invention relates to adjustable vases, and particularly to a formof vase made up of a plurality of sections, one or more of which areadapted to telescope within the other or others,

so as to permit extension or contraction to vary the depth of the vasein accordance with requirements for any of a number of specific uses.

Vases heretofore in common use as containers for cut flowers have beenmade in different rellO ative heights largely; to accommodate flowerstems of different lengths, thus multiplying the number of designs ofsuch containers in order to meet usual and quite common requirements.

It is a general object of my said invention to us provide a vase whichis adapted to be quickly extended or contracted telescopically and to befrictionally held in such adjusted position with a ;range suflicient forall relative heights within its (capacity as a receptacle, thusincreasing the 9 adaptability of a single vase to perform functionsheretofore of necessity distributed among ,several vases of theone-piece conventional de- .'signs of the prior art.

Another object is the accomplishment of the 25 purposes heretoforementioned without detracting from conventional and standard artistic ilines.

:Speed and facility of adjustment, simplicity of construction, andeconomy of manufacture are 30 also impprtant objects of the inventionabout to be specifically described.

It will be noted that in the accompanying drawing little regard is paidto proportions of working parts or to the artistry of design, it

35 being obvious that when the principle of the invention is understooddetails of construction may be altered and mechanical or designing skillwill be adequate to apply its essence in various forms and tomultitudinous designs.

.40 In the drawing, Fig. l is an elevation of a metal vase embodying myinvention, showing the parts in extended position;

Fig. 2 is a cross section, slightly enlarged, of the vase shown in Fig.1 but with the parts in :45 contracted relation;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of one means for frictionallymaintaining the adjusted position of the elements;

Fig, 4 is a sectional view of a vase of pottery :50 showing amodification of the means for holding the parts in any adjustedposition.

Referring to the drawing in detail the numerals of which designatesimilar parts throughout the several views, 5 indicates the lower orbase 55 section of the vase, 6 an intermediate section,

and i an uppermost section. As a means for spacing one section fromanother, upper edges of base 5 and of intermediate section 6 arepreferably rolled over inwardly to provide, respectively, annularinternally extended rims 8 5 and 9.

A plurality of leaf springs it (two being shown in Fig. 2 of thedrawing, but preferably three or more may be used) are secured by rivetsII, to the inner wall of base section 5 just below 10 annular rim 8 andextend inwardly to normally bear against the exterior of the wall ofintermediate section 6. Similarly leaf springs l2 are secured by rivetsi3 (Fig. 2) adjacent the bottom edge of upper section I constructed soas norl5 mally to bear inwardly against the inner wall of intermediatesection 6.

In order to permit assemblage of section 6 within base 5 and of section1 within section 6, rims 8 and 9, respectively, are interrupted by cutaway portions as indicated at I4, Fig. 3, so as to permit springs i0 andtheir rivets I l and springs l2 and their rivets ii: to pass rims 8 and9 respectively. After insertion, sections 6 and 1 are each turnedslightly so that said springs in and I2 and their respective rivets willbe out of registry with said cut away portions I4 and thus act as stopswhen said sections are fully extended by coming into contact,respectively, with said rims 8 and 9.

In Fig. 4, showing application of the present invention to a vase ofpottery or similar material, there is secured to base 5 in any suitablemanner well known to the art, such as by rivets I, a plurality (twobeing shown in the drawing, but three or more being preferably used) ofspring fingers ID, the inner ends of which are bent as shown at lOa toengage any of a series of holes lob in the outer surface of intermediatemember 6.

Still referring to Fig. 4: l2 indicates a series of leaf springs(preferably at least 3) secured in any suitable manner as by rivets l3adjacent the bottom edge of upper section 1, said springs being bent asshown at |2a so. as to be adapted to engage any of a series of holes IZbcarried on the inner wall of intermediate section 6.

When assembled as shown in the drawing, it will be obvious that eitherthe intermediate or the upper section, or both, may be Wholly orpartially telescoped' into base section 5, and thus a range of extensionor contraction suitable for any ordinary usage is provided.

While I have illustrated application of my said invention to but twodesigns, having shown and described but two telescopic sections and twoforms of spring-actuated frictional means for holding the sections inadjusted positions,

it will be understood that I do not limit myself to any particularnumber of sections, to any design of vase, nor to details ofconstruction of the spring actuated frictional means shown, as it willbe obvious that the principle of my said invention will be easilyapplicable by those of skill in the art to and in many forms and withdiverse modifications. 7

What I claim and desire to cover by Letters Patent is:-

1. In an adjustable vase, a cylindrical top section with open endsadapted to be telescopically collapsed into a receiving section, saidtop section being provided with outwardly extending resilient meansadapted to frictionally en-.

gage the inner wall of said receiving section, said receiving sectionhaving about its upper edge a peripheral inwardly extending bead, saidbead being interrupted by a cut-away portion of sufficient width toallow passage of said resilient means to permit telescoping, saidmembers,

, one within another, beading on peripheral upper edges of such of saidmembers as receive others, resilient means to frictionally engageadjoining walls of telescoped members, said beading being cut away toprovide telescoping clearance for such resilient means.

MAURICE FLECKLES.

